That takes huge investment, which is why an essential step was attracting a partner — in this case, California-based Macerich, “who has a tremendous amount of experience both in retail as well as mixed-use development,” says Levy. “It’s a very potent combination that’s very good for the city.”

Pat Loeb's radio experience has the makings of a country song: she lived a lot of places, went down a lot of roads, but they all led her home -- to Philadelphia and to KYW Newsradio, where she started her career some 30 years ago.
Born and rais...